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News and updates from the Full Fact team
Dodgy uses of statistics and how the BBC can avoid them
We were glad to see the BBC Trust take up our recommendations in its recent report on the BBC's coverage and use of statistics.
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Open Democracy corrects claim about deaths in police custody
We are grateful to Open Democracy for correcting their article.
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The Times sets an example with correction to cost of bed blocking claim
The Times published a front page correction to its article on the cost of bedblocking.
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The State of Automated Factchecking
We can scale up and speed up factchecking dramatically using technology that exists now. Here's how.
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Automated Factchecking: decision time
Giacomo talks about the decisions he's made in building the tools for automated factchecking
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The summer of 2016: what do you make of it?
Full Fact was on BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze, talking about trust in politics, and trust in facts.
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Week 1: Automated Factchecking
Giacomo Boscaini-Gilroy, a student from Imperial University London, tells us about his first week at Full Fact. He's working on a pioneering project: automated factchecking
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In praise of Matt Jukes and ONS Digital
Matt Jukes, part of the team that has successfully transformed the ONS website, is leaving ONS Digital.
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The referendum is over. We're just getting started.
We are asking you for a regular donation to help us pioneer this work. The EU referendum result means we’re now at the start, not the end, of a long …
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The EU referendum, factchecked
Thank you to everyone who helped Full Fact factcheck the EU referendum. Here's what we achieved.
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Live factchecking David Cameron's BBC Question Time special
We live factchecked David Cameron's BBC Question Time special last night.
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Live factchecking Michael Gove's BBC Question Time special
We live factchecked Michael Gove's BBC Question Time special last night.
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